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136 years ago · 1890
“The relief should have taken the form usual in such cases, which is to authorize the appointment of the officer to a place made for him on the retired list.”
— Ben Harrison
108 years ago · 1918
“I tell you plainly that this measure which I urge upon you is vital to the winning of the war and to the energies alike of preparation and of battle.”
— Woodrow Wilson
97 years ago · 1929
“In the allocation of these frequencies the following principles have been followed and shall be followed in the consideration of future applications for use of frequencies by…”
— Herbert Hoover
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Student mental health was important but that the bill would place the state “in the role of imposing upon school districts to mandate the development of mental health education at a time when districts are already working to meet existing…
I’m fighting for the mom standing at the checkout counter trying to stretch 20 bucks through the end of the month.
I think what they are doing is the right thing to do, and I think it’s putting the students in Florida that are growing up here, going to our schools, Florida residents. … It’s putting them first.
(Small companies) just can’t band together in large enough numbers to get the advantages of these larger plans.
I did not believe families should face dramatic increases in their health insurance costs without a transition.
Going forward, I will continue working to make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and transparent by increasing competition, expanding patient choice, improving price transparency, and giving patients and families greater control over…